diff --git a/bucket_map/src/bucket.rs b/bucket_map/src/bucket.rs
index bb646fb29..0422bf1b0 100644
--- a/bucket_map/src/bucket.rs
+++ b/bucket_map/src/bucket.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ impl<T: Clone + Copy> Bucket<T> {
         rv
     }
 
-    pub fn items_in_range<R>(&self, range: Option<&R>) -> Vec<BucketItem<T>>
+    pub fn items_in_range<R>(&self, range: &Option<&R>) -> Vec<BucketItem<T>>
     where
         R: RangeBounds<Pubkey>,
     {
diff --git a/bucket_map/src/bucket_map.rs b/bucket_map/src/bucket_map.rs
index e3039e2e6..cb7088937 100644
--- a/bucket_map/src/bucket_map.rs
+++ b/bucket_map/src/bucket_map.rs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ impl<T: Clone + Copy + Debug> BucketMap<T> {
     }
 
     /// Get the items for bucket `ix` in `range`
-    pub fn items_in_range<R>(&self, ix: usize, range: Option<&R>) -> Vec<BucketItem<T>>
+    pub fn items_in_range<R>(&self, ix: usize, range: &Option<&R>) -> Vec<BucketItem<T>>
     where
         R: RangeBounds<Pubkey>,
     {
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ mod tests {
                     let mut r = vec![];
                     for bin in 0..map.num_buckets() {
                         r.append(
-                            &mut map.items_in_range(bin, None::<&std::ops::RangeInclusive<Pubkey>>),
+                            &mut map.items_in_range(bin, &None::<&std::ops::RangeInclusive<Pubkey>>),
                         );
                     }
                     r
diff --git a/runtime/src/in_mem_accounts_index.rs b/runtime/src/in_mem_accounts_index.rs
index ba81daed5..3c1a14e6a 100644
--- a/runtime/src/in_mem_accounts_index.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/in_mem_accounts_index.rs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ impl<T: IndexValue> InMemAccountsIndex<T> {
         Self::update_stat(&self.stats().keys, 1);
         // easiest implementation is to load evrything from disk into cache and return the keys
         self.start_stop_flush(true);
-        self.put_range_in_cache(None::<&RangeInclusive<Pubkey>>);
+        self.put_range_in_cache(&None::<&RangeInclusive<Pubkey>>);
         let keys = self.map().read().unwrap().keys().cloned().collect();
         self.start_stop_flush(false);
         keys
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ impl<T: IndexValue> InMemAccountsIndex<T> {
 
         if start_holding {
             // put everything in the cache and it will be held there
-            self.put_range_in_cache(Some(range));
+            self.put_range_in_cache(&Some(range));
         }
         // do this AFTER items have been put in cache - that way anyone who finds this range can know that the items are already in the cache
         self.just_set_hold_range_in_memory(range, start_holding);
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ impl<T: IndexValue> InMemAccountsIndex<T> {
         self.start_stop_flush(false);
     }
 
-    fn put_range_in_cache<R>(&self, range: Option<&R>)
+    fn put_range_in_cache<R>(&self, range: &Option<&R>)
     where
         R: RangeBounds<Pubkey>,
     {